Brad's Battle Maps

Dien Bien Phu (1954) On 13 March-7 May 1954, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought in Vietnam between the French under Christian De Castries and the Viet Minh under Vo Nguyen Giap during the First Indochina War. Why did it happen? Following the end of the Second World War in 1945, France expected to hold on to its colonies in French Indochina (present-day Vietnam) that had been occupied by the Japanese during the war. However, on 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh, a member of a

On 25 February 3019 TA, the Battle of the Fords of Isen was fought in Middle Earth between Rohan under Theodred and Isengard under...

Gwathlo (1700 SA) In 1700 SA, the Battle of the Gwathlo was fought in Middle Earth between Numenor under Gil-galad and Ciryatur and...

On 15 April 2510 TA, the Battle of the Field of Celebrant was fought in Middle Earth between Gondor under Cirion and Eorl the Young and...

The following is a timeline that I have put together using the available information from the Jak and Daxter video games, strategy...

In 1975 TA, the Battle of Fornost was fought in Middle Earth between Gondor under Earnur and Glorfindel and Angmar under the Witch-king...

Vinegar Hill (1804) On 5 March 1804, the Battle of Vinegar Hill was fought in Australia between the British under George Johnston and the Irish under Philip Cunningham during the Castle Hill Rebellion. Why did it happen? Following an unsuccessful rebellion in Ireland against the British in 1798, hundreds of Irish men, women and children were transported to Sydney, Australia for their role in the uprising. Determined to fight against British oppression, the Irish attempted to

Leuthen (1757) On 5 December 1757, the Battle of Leuthen was fought in Poland between the Prussians under Frederick the Great and the Austrians under Charles of Lorraine during the Seven Years War. Why did it happen? The Seven Years War began in 1756 after Austria attempted to regain the province of Silesia, which had been occupied by the Prussians under Frederick the Great during the War of the Austrian Succession. Austria forged alliances with France and Russia while Pruss

On 25 March 3019 TA, the Battle of the Morannon was fought in Middle Earth between Gondor and Rohan under Aragorn against Mordor under...

Five Armies (2941 TA) On 23 November 2941 TA, the Battle of the Five Armies was fought between Dale under Thorin II against Gundabad...

Haven City in 301 HE. The War for Haven City was a year-long conflict that took place during Jak 3 . The three main factions were the...

In 2799 TA, the Battle of Azanulbizar was fought in Middle Earth between the Dwarves under Thrain II and the Orcs under Azog during the...

In 3434 SA, the Battle of Dagorlad was fought in Middle Earth between the Last Alliance under Elendil and Gil-galad against Mordor under...

On 14-15 March 3019 TA, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields was fought in Middle Earth between Gondor and Rohan under Denethor II and King...

On 3-4 March 3019 TA, the Battle of the Hornburg was fought in Middle Earth between Rohan under Theoden and Isengard under Saruman during...

Salamis (480 BCE) On 23 September 480 BCE, the Battle of Salamis was fought between the Greeks under Themistocles and Eurybiades and the Persians under Xerxes I and Ariabignes during the Greco-Persian Wars. Why did it happen? Following the death of Darius I in 486 BCE, his son and successor Xerxes I sought to avenge the Persian defeat at the Battle of Marathon by conquering Greece. By 480 BCE, his preparations were complete, and he invaded Greece with a massive army of 200,0

On 12-13 September 1843, the Battle of One Tree Hill was fought in Australia between the British under Arthur Hodgson and the Aborigines...

Darwin (1942) On 19 February 1942, the Battle of Darwin was fought in Northern Australia between the Japanese under Chuichi Nagumo and...

Trafalgar (1805) On 21 October 1805, the Battle of Trafalgar was fought between the British under Horatio Nelson and the Franco-Spanish under Pierre-Charles Villeneuve during the Napoleonic Wars. Why did it happen? Following the Peace of Amiens in 1803, Napoleon planned the invasion of Britain, since this would remove the most formidable hurdle to French supremacy in Europe. In the summer of 1805, Napoleon encamped his 210,000 strong army at Boulogne but required the French a

Moremonui (1807) In 1807, the Battle of Moremonui was fought in New Zealand between the Nga Puhi under Pokaia and the Ngati Whatua under Taoho and Murupaenga during the Musket Wars. Why did it happen? In the early nineteenth century, The Nga Puhi and Ngati Whatua tribes living in the North Island of New Zealand had engaged in years of raids and counterraids designed to exact utu , or ‘payback’, over perceived wrongs inflicted on them by the other. The conflict came to a head